About

Aims and scope

Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering (CJME) was launched in 1988. It is a peer-reviewed journal under the govern of China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and sponsored by Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES).

As the only official journal of CMES, CJME has been one of the top journals in Mechanical Engineering in China, aiming to become a world-class one. On behalf of CMES, CJME serves for international communication among over 80 international societies/institutions, such as American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), and International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM), etc.

CJME welcomes original research articles, reviews, letters, research highlights, and editorials.

The publishing scopes of CJME follow with:

Mechanism and Robotics, including but not limited to
-- Innovative Mechanism Design
-- Mechanical Transmission
-- Robot Structure Design and Control
-- Applications for Robotics (e.g., Industrial Robot, Medical Robot, Service Robot…)
-- Tri-Co Robotics

Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, including but not limited to
-- Innovative Industrial Design
-- Intelligent Machining Process
-- Artificial Intelligence
-- Micro- and Nano-manufacturing
-- Material Increasing Manufacturing
-- Intelligent Monitoring Technology
-- Machine Fault Diagnostics and Prognostics

Advanced Transportation Equipment, including but not limited to
-- New Energy Vehicle Technology
-- Unmanned Vehicle
-- Advanced Rail Transportation
-- Intelligent Transport System

Ocean Engineering Equipment, including but not limited to
--Equipment for Deep-sea Exploration
-- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Smart Material, including but not limited to
   --Special Metal Functional Materials
   --Advanced Composite Materials
   --Material Forming Technology

Open access

All articles published by the Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Further information about open access can be found here.

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Article-processing charges

The publication costs for Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering are covered by the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge.

Indexing Services

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Chinese Science Citation Database
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EBSCO Engineering Source
EBSCO Polytachnic Studies Collection: India
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OCLC
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Peer-review policy

Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. You can read more about the peer-review process here.

Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Publication of research articles by Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering is dependent primarily on their scientific validity and coherence as judged by our external expert editors and/or peer reviewers, who will also assess whether the writing is comprehensible and whether the work represents a useful contribution to the field. Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two to three experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. Reviewers will also be asked to indicate how interesting and significant the research is. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board.

Citing articles in Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Articles in Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering should be cited in the same way as articles in a traditional journal. Because articles are not printed, they do not have page numbers; instead, they are given a unique article number.

Article citations follow this format:

Authors: Title. Chin. J. Mech. Eng. [year], [volume number]:[article number].

e.g. Roberts LD, Hassall DG, Winegar DA, Haselden JN, Nicholls AW, Griffin JL: Increased hepatic oxidative metabolism distinguishes the action of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor delta from Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma in the Ob/Ob mouse. Chin. J. Mech. Eng. 2009, 1:115.

1:115 refers to article 115 from Volume 1 of the journal.

Editorial Policies

The editorial policies of Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering are determined jointly by its Editorial Board and Springer Nature in accordance with the legal and regulatory requirements of China. Unless otherwise stipulated in these guidelines, all manuscripts submitted to Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering should adhere to Springeropen's editorial policies.

Appeals and complaints

Authors who wish to appeal a rejection or make a complaint should follow the procedure outlined in the BMC Editorial Policies .

Benefits of publishing with SpringerOpen

High visibility

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Speed of publication

Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering offers a fast publication schedule whilst maintaining rigorous peer review; all articles must be submitted online, and peer review is managed fully electronically (articles are distributed in PDF form, which is automatically generated from the submitted files). Articles will be published with their final citation after acceptance, in both fully browsable web form, and as a formatted PDF; the article will then be available through Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering and SpringerOpen.

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Copyright

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